Accounting (Finance) Working Student

About us

Taktile exists to create value for organizations through smarter and safer decisions at scale. Our goal is to become the world's leading software provider for automated decision-making in the financial services industry and, to date, our software has been used by our customers to power over 500’000 critical business decisions every day.

• Taktile is based in Berlin, London, and New York City.

• Taktile was founded by machine learning and data science veterans with extensive experience building and running production ML in financial services.

• Our team consists of engineers, entrepreneurs, and researchers with a diverse set of backgrounds. Some of us attended top universities such as Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford and some of us have no degree at all.

• Our team has accumulated extensive work experience at leading tech companies such as Google, Amazon, and Meta, startups, and the enterprise software sphere.

• Our backers include Y Combinator, Index Ventures, Tiger Global and stellar angels such as the founders of Looker, GitHub, Mulesoft, Datadog, and UiPath.

We’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors and show great traction with scale-ups and large enterprises across the financial services industry. We are looking to build on this success by designing a world-class organization across all seniority levels and hierarchies.

That's where you come in.

About the role

As a Working Student in Accounting, you will play a hands-on role in supporting the day-to-day financial operations that keep our fast-paced environment running smoothly. Your work will focus on assisting the Finance team with key accounting tasks—including preparing payment runs, managing employee expense reimbursements, and executing pre-accounting activities that feed into our monthly close.

This multifaceted role is your opportunity to gain firsthand insights into the inner workings of a fast-growing startup's operational backbone. Your meticulous attention to detail, exceptional organizational skills, and aptitude for cross-functional collaboration will be fundamental in upholding operational efficiency. This role not only offers you a broad perspective across multiple departments but also paves the way for you to discover your passion and chart a career growth path tailored to your interests within our finance organization.

You will be an integral part of our team, reporting directly to the Senior Accounting Manager. Your practical, hands-on approach will help shape the operational framework that drives our organization towards becoming a robust and efficient engine for innovative decision-making. This position demands a proactive approach and an entrepreneurial mindset to turn concepts into concrete realities.

Taktile is a hybrid company, however we want to optimize the learning experience for junior candidates with as much in-person interaction as we can, so we prefer candidates who can join us at our HQ office in Berlin. Please consider that we do not offer relocation support nor visa sponsorship for any intern positions.

What you will do

• Assist the Finance and Ops Team with cross-functional tasks spanning financial reporting, internal controls, and day-to-day administrative operations.

• Support the preparation and execution of payment runs and employee expense reimbursements, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal policies.

• Work closely with the Senior Accounting Manager to accelerate the month-end closing process by preparing documentation, reconciling accounts, and identifying improvements in efficiency.

• Help with coding, categorizing, and organizing financial data to streamline bookkeeping and prepare for accurate month-end reporting.

• Take part in building and refining scalable accounting processes that support a fast-growing organization, contributing to a high-performing finance function.

Ideal, but not required

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Berlin based. Office attendance is required.

• Fluent in English, German proficiency is a plus.

• Familiarity with finance processes.

What we offer

• 16-20 hours of work per week.

• Get access to Urban Sports membership.

• You meaningfully shape a fast growing venture backed company. You will be an integral part of an international and diverse team at one of the top 20 AI startups in Germany.

• Experience a truly flat hierarchy. Interact with and learn directly from founding team members. Having an opinion and voicing your ideas is not only welcome but encouraged, especially when they challenge the status quo.

Our Stance

• We're eager to meet talented and driven candidates regardless of whether they tick all the boxes. We're looking for someone who will add to our culture, not just fit within it. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underestimated and underrepresented in tech to apply.

• We seek to actively recognize and combat racism, sexism, ableism and ageism. We embrace and support all gender identities and expressions, and celebrate love in its many forms. We won't inquire about how you identify or if you've experienced discrimination, but if you want to tell your story, we are all ears.